The Wedding Ringer (2015)
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Critic Consensus: Kevin Hart and Josh Gad might be two great comedians that go great together, but there's little evidence of it on display in The Wedding Ringer.
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as Jimmy Callahan
as Doug Harris
as Gretchen Palmer
as Reggie Drysdale
as Lurch/Garvey
as Bronstein/Dickerson
as Otis/Alzado
as Ed Palmer
as Fitzgibbons/Plunkett
as Grandma Palmer
as Doris Jenkins
as Kip/Carew
as Lois Palmer
as Endo/Rambis
as Alison Palmer
as Holly Munk
as Edmundo/Dirty Eddie Sanchez
as Nadia
as Andrew
as Attractive Traveler
as Cute Bridesmaid
as Lou
as Rabbi Steinsaltz
as Stuart's Wife Pam
as Batting Cage Kid
as PJ The Waiter
as Bad Best Man
as Band Leader
as Cop
as Lurch's Wife Marci
as Hal Lane
as Football Legend
as Football Legend
as Football Legend
as Father McNulty
as Angel
as Flight Attendant
as Party Trick Girl
as Party Trick Girl
as Party Trick Girl
as Groom Chris
as Male Flight Attendant
as Babs Fremont
as Alexandra Plylow
as Party Girl
as 15-Year-Old Girl
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Critic Reviews for The Wedding Ringer
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The plot's old, the title's borrowed and the jokes are blue - but there's nothing remotely new in this wearying bromantic comedy.
Screenwriters Jeremy Garelick and Jay Lavender don't even try to make the premise seem plausible; rather, they use it as a springboard for screwball complications and verbal humor.
What saves the film are its two leads, who aren't afraid to show their sensitive sides -- along with other parts of themselves.
The Wedding Ringer feels spat out for people who love Katherine Heigl movies but wish that Eddie Murphy were in her role instead.
A mostly disposable, occasionally quite funny bromance distinguished at times by its earnestness.
Hart rants, Gad fidgets, and together this pair barrels through the plot, shaping between them a surprisingly potent friendship.
Audience Reviews for The Wedding Ringer
Wasn't awful, but the cast didn't do much for me and the storyline was pretty predictable. I don't know, I'm not mad keen on weddings and movies about them (with very few exceptions), so maybe it would appeal more to others. Okay for a free watch on tv. I didn't really laugh at anything and a few things were mildly offensive but I guess I've seen worse comedies.
Super Reviewer
Predictable yet entertaining.
Super Reviewer
So much party and bullshit, and I mean that in the best way possible! A financially stable but friendship-challenged guy (who manages to put a ring on a hot blonde) enlists the ultimate, temporary friendship salesman. I'm not really familiar with Kevin Hart's stand-up, but he is rather excellent as Jimmy Callahan aka Bic Mitchum, the faux Best Man. He imbues all his toasts with off-the-cuff humor, crowd-pleasing meet-cutes, researched anecdotes, and unexpected poignancy. I want him as MY Best Man! Jimmy and Doug bonding through dance is hysterical, and the whole soundtrack is bumpin'. The septet of random groomsman is weird yet lovable, and Jimmy's flirtation with Alison, the bride's flinty sister (played by winsome Olivia Thirlby) is subtle and sweet. I was afraid Gretchen, the hot blonde, would just be a one-dimensional nice girl, but revealing her as a gold-digger is just as bad character development. Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting didn't really have any room to play with hot and bland, but maybe she could have played the gold-digger with a bit more sympathetic intention.
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The Wedding Ringer Quotes
| Doug Harris: | Did you really mean what you said back there? Am I really your friend? |
| Jimmy Callahan: | Of course I meant it |
| Doug Harris: | Does that mean you don't want my money then? |
| Jimmy Callahan: | Of course I wants this money! I earned it! |
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